Surrey-Richmond-1879 | Catalogue of British Town Maps

CBTM:

20960

Map Date:

1879

Repository reference:

BLML Maps 5345 (1)

Historic county:

Surrey

Town name:

Richmond

Map type:

General Purpose

Extent of cover:

whole built-up area

National grid reference:

TQ179748

Exeter coverage diagram reference:

TQ 2075

Map title:

'Richmond Surrey and its vicinity.'

Comments on map:

Distinctly minimalist, with house names but no houses, but cleanly produced.

Scale:

1:5280*

Map-maker:

Whitby & Scott, 1 Queen Victoria St, London, E.C. [pb].

Production mode:

manuscript

Dimensions [in centimetres]:

48.8 x 36.0

Number of parts:

1

Legends:

boundaries

Road names:

generally

Building names:

partly

Buildings:

some or all buildings omitted., public buildings emphasised

Water transport infrastructure:

boat houses

Sanitary and utility information:

fire stations, gas works

Places of Worship:

shown comprehensively

Public buildings:

police

Welfare and charitable:

almshouses, infirmaries, workhouses

Education and academic:

schools

Recreation and sports venues:

sports grounds

Public/administrative boundaries:

ecclesiastical districts

Known copies of map:

BLML Maps 5345(1).

Industry:

misc: Laundry.

Railways:

routes, named, rails, passenger stations

Leisure and entertainment:

public halls

Parkland:

private parks and ornamental ground

Waterbodies:

shown

Commons:

shown

Post and telegraphs:

letter-boxes, post offices: [Pillar Letter Boxes].

Foot/bridle ways:

shown

Cemeteries:

shown

Inns, hospitality & refreshment:

hotels or principal inns only

Ordnance Survey's

1848-50

1:1056

1:5280

1:10,560

Skeleton survey

1866

1:1056

1:2500

1:10,560

1891-4

1:1056

1:2500

1:10,560